Skyway Estates Airport
60G · Eaton Rapids, Michigan · Eaton County · map
Skyway Estates Airport is a public-use airport owned by Skyway Estates Assn, INC, 4 miles north of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, 931 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,653 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Skyway Estates Airport?
Its FAA code is 60G.
Where is Skyway Estates Airport?
It is 4 miles north of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, 931 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Skyway Estates Airport?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,653 feet long, grass.
Does Skyway Estates Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Skyway Estates Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Lansing Community College and Olds Forge Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Skyway Estates Airport?
8 pilot examiners and 14 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Skyway Estates Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 60G
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Skyway Estates Assn, INC
- Elevation
- 931 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1970
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,653 × 100 ft | Grass, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: threshold displaced 685 ft, trees on the approach
- Runway 26: threshold displaced 400 ft, trees 40 ft high 28 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.65 | |
| Litchfield and center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.45 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Capital Region International (12 nm north), Jackson County/Reynolds Field (21 nm southeast), Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy (30 nm east), Battle Creek Executive AT Kellogg Field (31 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Fitch H Beach Airport (7 nm west), Mason Jewett Field (10 nm east), Abrams Municipal (12 nm north), Capital Region International (12 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 12:1 to dthr based on straight out ovr 40 feet trees, 460 feet dist, 0 feet B.
- Drone (UAS) operations south of runway 08/26.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Eaton Rapids from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Eaton Rapids, Michigan: 19 piston singles, 4 drones, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Lansing Community College 11 aircraft · Mason, 12 miles away Lansing Community College is a community college in Michigan serving more than 13,000 students across four locations.
- Olds Forge Flyers INC 2 aircraft · Lansing, 14 miles away Olds Forge Flyers is a member-owned flying club based at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Michigan.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 8 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 14 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - JXN · Jackson, MI (21 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- David Crisp private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Lake Odessa, MI (25 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (30 nm) · (954) 931-3037 · [email protected]
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (30 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (31 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (42 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [email protected]
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (46 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · [email protected]
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (50 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
All 35 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Eaton Rapids 24 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 4 drones, 1 piston twins
- M&W Aerial LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Lansing Community College 11 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Olds Forge Flyers INC 2 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/60G.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.